Investigating Direct & Inverse Relations            
   
  Direct Relationship Inverse Relationship  
  Defn:  When (1) variable goes UP the other variable goes UP. Defn:  When (1) variable goes UP the other variable goes Down.  
      When (1) variable goes Down the other variable goes Down.     When (1) variable goes Down the other variable goes Up.  
       All other variables are held constant to study only these two.      All other variables are held constant to study only these two.  
   
   
  W C B P T H Y E  
  13 78 12 6 36 2 3 21  
  25 82 10 5 24 3 6 10.5  
  37 95 8 4 18 4 9 7  
  49 113 6 3 12 6 15 4.2  
  57 145 4 2 9 8 18 3.5  
  63 178 2 1 4 18  
   
  Weather: T rise M expands Housing: IR rises HL dec  
  Health: Food Inc Wgt Inc M U W R Exercise: Time Inc Wgt Dec  
  GPA: Study Inc Grades Inc 4 11.9 -40 -19.7 Economics: UR Dec RS Inc  
  3 9.2 -30 -15  
  2 6.4 -20 -10.3  
  1 2.9 -10 -5  
  0 0 0 0  
  -1 -2.8 10 5.1  
  -2 -6.1 20 10  
  -3 -9 30 14.9  
  -4 -12.1 40 20  
   
      Tom Love                                Malone College                           Spring 2004